Reward Collection (#6)

Yacht trophy centrepiece, 1887 (silver)
486989 Yacht trophy centrepiece, 1887 (silver) by Tiffany & Company; length: 52.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

The Distribution of Awards in the Salle Des Fetes, 18 August 1900 (b / w photo)
6011068 The Distribution of Awards in the Salle Des Fetes, 18 August 1900 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Workman reading a self help book (colour litho)
5996035 Workman reading a self help book (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Workman reading a self help book)

Joke notice, Lost Hours
Joke notice, Lost, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, Two Golden Hours, each set with Sixty Diamond Minutes. No Reward is offered, for they are Lost For Ever. early 19th century

Naithing Venture: Naithing Win, 1911 (woodcut)
BSA408887 Naithing Venture: Naithing Win, 1911 (woodcut) by Fothergill, George Algernon (1868-1945); 16.5x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: nothing venture)

The Chairman of the Juries delivering the awards to Earl Granville (engraving)
609276 The Chairman of the Juries delivering the awards to Earl Granville (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms Lat 919 fol. 96 St. Peter Leading Jean de France (1340-1416
BLY159984 Ms Lat 919 fol.96 St. Peter Leading Jean de France (1340-1416) Duke of Berry into Paradise, from the Grandes Heures de Duc de Berry

Homage to King Philip II (1165-1223) from Simon de Montfort (c
ARH176883 Homage to King Philip II (1165-1223) from Simon de Montfort (c.1160-1218) for the territories confiscated from Raymond VI (1197-1249) c.1216 (vellum) by French School

Burglary in Kentish Town in 1798. Reward of £5 (engraving)
558969 Burglary in Kentish Town in 1798. Reward of £ 5 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burglary in Kentish Town in 1798)

King Charles VII of France knighting Joan of Arc, 1429 (chromolitho)
2817169 King Charles VII of France knighting Joan of Arc, 1429 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Charles VII of France knighting Joan of Arc, 1429)

A decorated mechanic (colour litho)
2818506 A decorated mechanic (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A decorated train driver)

General Dodds receiving the Dahomey Medal on his return to France (colour litho)
2818395 General Dodds receiving the Dahomey Medal on his return to France (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ducks, which he had once saved, dived and brought up the key from the depths from The
3474214 The Ducks, which he had once saved, dived and brought up the key from the depths from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub

How the Badge was won (colour litho)
2814650 How the Badge was won (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the Badge was won)

President Loubet of France being presented with the insignia of the Legion d Honneur (colour litho)
2819004 President Loubet of France being presented with the insignia of the Legion d Honneur (colour litho) by French School

Centenary of the Legion d honneur (1804-1904) (colour litho)
2795859 Centenary of the Legion d honneur (1804-1904) (colour litho) by Debret, Jean Baptiste (1768-1848) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Centenary of the Legion d honneur (1804-1904)

French soldiers receiving medals for their exploits at El-Moungar and Taghit in Algeria (colour litho)
2795807 French soldiers receiving medals for their exploits at El-Moungar and Taghit in Algeria (colour litho) by French School

French Army cantiniere receiving a medal in a ceremony at Amiens (engraving)
2789327 French Army cantiniere receiving a medal in a ceremony at Amiens (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Distribution of rewards to rescuers of shipwrecked sailors at the Sorbonne, Paris (colour litho)
2782379 Distribution of rewards to rescuers of shipwrecked sailors at the Sorbonne, Paris (colour litho) by French School

Distribution of awards to young heroes (colour litho)
2782361 Distribution of awards to young heroes (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distribution of awards to young heroes)

Presentation of medals in Marrakech, Morocco (colour litho)
2779872 Presentation of medals in Marrakech, Morocco (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presentation of medals in Marrakech, Morocco)

Napoleon rewarding Marshal Lefevre by making his Duke of Danzig after his capture of the city from the Prussians
3100881 Napoleon rewarding Marshal Lefevre by making his Duke of Danzig after his capture of the city from the Prussians, 24 May 1807 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

The flag of the French Foreign Legion being decorated with the Cross of the Legion d Honneur at Sidi Bel Abbes
3097591 The flag of the French Foreign Legion being decorated with the Cross of the Legion d Honneur at Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria (colour litho) by French School

The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
3097426 The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little hero of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War)

The Polisportiva dei Grassi, an interesting meeting, which was held in Vigevano (Pavia)... (colour litho)
2809187 The Polisportiva dei Grassi, an interesting meeting, which was held in Vigevano (Pavia)... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Bookplate inside The Ice Desert, by Jules Verne -- Victoria Street Sunday School, Derby, January 1901, presented to Alfred Watson for Regular Attendance and Good Conduct, signed by R Richardson

The University Boat Race, Sketches by the River (engraving)
1616594 The University Boat Race, Sketches by the River (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The University Boat Race, Sketches by the River)

The Lord Mayor at Guildhall presenting Rewards for saving Life from Fire (engraving)
1620509 The Lord Mayor at Guildhall presenting Rewards for saving Life from Fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles IV of France making Louis, Count of Clermont-en Beauvaisis, Duke of Bourbon, 1327 (engraving)
969158 Charles IV of France making Louis, Count of Clermont-en Beauvaisis, Duke of Bourbon, 1327 (engraving) by French School

A soldier being knighted, 14th Century (colour litho)
969056 A soldier being knighted, 14th Century (colour litho) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A soldier being knighted, 14th Century)

Napoleon awarding the Legion d Honneur to French industrialist Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, 1806 (chromolitho)
1093874 Napoleon awarding the Legion d Honneur to French industrialist Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, 1806 (chromolitho) by French School

Sign saying "First Rate"(colour litho)
1093174 Sign saying " First Rate" (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sign saying " First Rate")

Schoolboys Cross (chromolitho)
1093842 Schoolboys Cross (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schoolboys Cross)

British medals (chromolitho)
1093517 British medals (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Russian medals (chromolitho)
1093516 Russian medals (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian medals. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The King and the Forester (colour litho)
1037543 The King and the Forester (colour litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King and the Forester)

Prize Day at the Royal Academy Schools, Sir Edward Poynter, PRA, presenting the Awards (litho)
1064085 Prize Day at the Royal Academy Schools, Sir Edward Poynter, PRA, presenting the Awards (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Memorial to Sir Frank Lockwood, at Cloughton (litho)
1063693 The Memorial to Sir Frank Lockwood, at Cloughton (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Memorial to Sir Frank Lockwood, at Cloughton)

Distribution of Awards of the Royal Humane Society, by the Acting-Governor, Sir W Robinson, Melbourne (engraving)
1046659 Distribution of Awards of the Royal Humane Society, by the Acting-Governor, Sir W Robinson, Melbourne (engraving) by English School

Cheltenham, Public School 1890s
Cheltenham, public School in Gloucestershire, with boy seated on long wooden benches reading. Date: late 1890s

Detail of a yachting trophy, 1892 (silver) (see also 486987)
486988 Detail of a yachting trophy, 1892 (silver) (see also 486987) by Tiffany & Company; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Orders, medals and badges created by King George V (colour litho)
5996618 Orders, medals and badges created by King George V (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orders, medals and badges created by King George V)

The Saved, detail from The Last Judgement, 1860 (stained glass)
3474690 The Saved, detail from The Last Judgement, 1860 (stained glass) by Clayton, John Richard (1827-1913); Church of St.Mary, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire

Sketches at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving)
1606062 Sketches at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show)

The Chairmen of the Juries delivering the Awards to Earl Granville (engraving)
1587754 The Chairmen of the Juries delivering the Awards to Earl Granville (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heaven (colour litho)
3108123 Heaven (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heaven. Le Ciel. Illustration for Grand Album d Images en Couleurs for l Explication du Catechisme by)

Federal Recruiting Poster for the Second Regiment, Empire Brigade (colour litho)
PNP270115 Federal Recruiting Poster for the Second Regiment, Empire Brigade (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Auvergne and Limousin, illustration for Le Tour de France
488581 Auvergne and Limousin, illustration for Le Tour de France by Marie de Grandmaison, 1893 (colour litho) by Maurel, J

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"Reward: A Legacy of Recognition and Consequences" In the realm of rewards, history has witnessed remarkable instances that have left an indelible mark on society. Take, for instance, the Carbolic Smoke Ball of 1893 - a peculiar invention promising to ward off influenza but ultimately leading to legal repercussions. This infamous incident serves as a reminder that they can sometimes carry unexpected consequences. Similarly, in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The New Jerusalem" from c1900, reward takes center stage as characters are enticed by the prospect of spiritual enlightenment. The allure can often lead individuals down unforeseen paths. Artistic expressions also shed light on the concept of reward. Beardsley's captivating illustration for Salome depicts her desire for John the Baptist's head as her ultimate prize – a chilling portrayal where obsession becomes its own twisted form of reward. William Hogarth's etching and engraving titled "The Reward of Cruelty" confronts us with the harsh reality that actions have consequences. It serves as a stark reminder that rewards should not be pursued at the expense of others' suffering. Moving beyond art, historical events further exemplify how rewards shape our world. From World War I wounded soldiers finding solace in their nurses' arms to William Thompson fighting off his opponents in Poole, Dorset in 1695 – these stories showcase both physical and emotional rewards amidst adversity. Religious parables like "The Parable of the Talents, " depicted through various artistic interpretations including oil paintings by unknown artists or Doetechum's engravings, explore themes such as stewardship and accountability when entrusted with gifts or opportunities. These tales remind us that reaping rewards requires responsibility and wise choices. Even political landscapes bear witness to rewarding pursuits gone awry; Abraham Lincoln's assassination saw broadside advertisements issued by the War Department offering substantial bounties for capturing John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators.